, 1887-04-07
EAST BOUND!
LOCAL. JoTTINGs.


Go slow to-day. 1t Is the lst OF
April.
The Unique club dance tomorrow
night.
The soft weather holds out indus
triously. 1t will make grass.
Workmen are engaged eXcavating
for the new Tull block on Riverside
avenue.
The showery weather does not In
terfere in the least with building
operations.
B. Brundage is laying the founda-
tion for new building on east River
side avenue.
The apparition Of the man with
the bill book will be dogging the
majority of citizens to-day.
1t may be said that the campaign
has Just commenced now. Ii VIII be
brief, but red hot while 1t lasts.
The machinery for the new cracker
factory has arrived, and that insti-
tuition will be built up at once.
Every train from the east brings
in II large number of Immigrants, out
west for the purpose OF looking up
location.
The calico ball for Monday even
ing, April 1lth, under the auspices
of the ConcUrdia society, Will be
great event.
A force of men are diligently en-
gagged scooping out the basement for
Squier's new hotel on the corner OF
Main and Mill streets.
The base ball boys are disposing
z t..Ir 40 f~r hu
given for the benefit of the club on
the 10th Of this month.
At the meeting of the Third ward
Wednesday evening ward commit
tee consisting of G. +. Clough, j. n.
Squier and c. w. Dyer was elected.
The Walla Walla Union is doing
g good work in its efforts to inject
a little life In the veins Of the peo-
pie Of that city and inaugurate
spring boom.
Walla Walla is crying out for
street lights. What has become OF
the electric light plant that was put
in with such Il flourish Of trumpets
few months ago?
A convention of solid business
men and representative citizens was
that of last evening, and most en-
cellent ticket was selected. 1t is
bound to be winner in the coming
fight.
According to the supreme court
decision women cannot vote at the
approaching municipal election.
This will have the effect OF cutting
, down the totals of the spring vote
considerably.
Upon the solicitation of many
friends, Hon. Paul Strobach has con.
-ented to be candidate for alder
man from the Fourth ward, subject
10 the action OF the citizens meeting
20 be held this evening.
The Tribune man claims that he
has not heard of man being arrest
ed for selling liquor to Indians. Our
neighbor is little slow for q live
town. Had he been around he would
have heard OF several arrests.
\ large number of emigrants are
daily going west over the Northern
Pacific line. They come mostly
from Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Wiscon-
sin, Missouri and Indiana, and are
bound for Washington and Oregon.
Helena Independent.
It is to be hoped that Mr.. TGll will
decide upon building the proposed
new opera house this summer. II
would be painful strain on the pop
ulation to live through IL winter
without public hall for local and
professional performances.
As The Northern Pacific has issued
the Pacific coast tariff and the rates
between st. Paul, Minneapolis, Min
nesota transfer, and San Francisco,
Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, ETC., are
rs follows:e Per 100 pounds-tirst
class, S4; second class, $3.50; third
class, So; fourth class, $3.50; fifth
class, S2.25. Glass A, 1928; B, 50. 10;
G., Sl.75; ID, SI.10; f., 81. These
rates 20 into effect April /, 1887.
Hon. Paul Strobach took an undig-
nitied tumble last evening. He was
carrying on Il conversation with a
lady and gentleman ut some dis
lance and trying to navigate on an
cratic sidewalk on Sprague street at
tho same time. when he stepped off
the edge of the walk and was scat
tered around in the mud. Luckily
tho gentleman sustained no injury
from the tumble.
Wardner now has some protection
from fire, having recently purchased
Il hose cart and some 400 feet of hose.
In the notice OF the arrival of the
cart the News states that the vehicle
cost 1905, while the freight on it was
YoA .02, Notwithstanding the navi-
4 ion company passed it over the
steamer route free. A pretty good
freight bill, and one that should have
the effect of creating feeling akin
to satisfaction among the people of
this place who have heretofore ex-
pressed anguish over the freight
charges they have been called upon
to pay.
The pedestrian, whether lady or
gentleman, who passes on the west
side of Post street between Riverside
avenue and Sprague street, is struck
with the beautiful display of artifi-
cial flowers and millinery goods in
the show windows of Mrs. VIM. But
terwOrth's millinery shop. No such